the subordinate is IN
This podcast is about all things work-related; we offer advice and/or perspective on jobs, work and management. Depending on the episode, my co-host and I may choose a particular topic or theme, and then focus on it in some detail. But for others—what we refer to as our "Jam sessions"—things are a bit more candid and free-flowing. As for who the two of us are? Well, let’s just say that’s not nearly as important as what we are NOT. We’re not managers, we're not CEOs (nor have we ever been ), and neither of us has our MBA - and that very much informs the perspective of the show. We like to think we offer insights from the so-called "bottom" of the organizational pyramid, as opposed to the top - although once you dive into this first season, you’ll learn we both have a problem calling it that...
the subordinate is IN
Ep5: The one thing you think you know about managing is wrong
As a manager, you probably think you’re “the boss,” right? Well, in this week’s episode, my co-host and I explain why good management is actually the other way around. It involves thinking, functioning, and behaving as if your employees are in charge of you...